East-Germany arguably doesn't count because of the impact of the reintegration with West-Germany. Excluding this, Estonia has the highest rank in the 'Doing Bus

East-Germany arguably doesn't count because of the impact of the reintegration with West-Germany. Excluding this, Estonia has the highest rank in the 'Doing Business' Index of a former Communist state, and Czech Republic has highest GDP/capita. Both are significantly less bureaucratic than USSR days... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_GDP_%28PPP%29_per_capita https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_GDP_%28PP... http://www.doingbusiness.org/rankings http://www.doingbusiness.org/rankings